ICC T20 World Cup is an international cricket tournament where several countries compete to win and get featured in the T20 World Cup Winners List. This tournament is organized by the ICC (International Cricket Council) every four years. The last edition of the World Cup was to be held in 2020 but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year, the T20 World Cup will begin on 16 October 2022 in Australia. Keep reading the article to find out all the T20 World Cup Winners List.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022
After a two-year halt because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ICC T20 World Cup will be played in Australia from 16 October 2022 to 13 November 2022. The eighth edition of the T20 World Cup was originally to be held in 2020. Find out all the details here;
- Sixteen teams will participate in the T20 World Cup, and Australia, the host country, will be the defending champion.
- The first match will be between Sri Lanka and Namibia.
- In the first round of the World Cup, 8 teams (divided into 2 groups) will compete for 4 sports to qualify for the Super 12.
- The Super 12 teams will also be divided into 2 groups.
ICC T20 World Cup Winners List
ICC T20 Cricket World Cup is a global cricket tournament organized and conducted by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The first edition of this ICC cricket tournament took place in 2007 in South Africa, where India took home the winner’s title. The latest ICC tournament is to be held in Australia. Below is a tabular representation of the T20 World Cup Winners List, year-wise.
T20 World Cup Winner List From 2007-2022 |
Year | ICC World Cup Host Country | Winning Team |
2007 | South Africa | India |
2009 | England | Pakistan |
2010 | West Indies | England |
2012 | Sri Lanka | West Indies |
2014 | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka |
2016 | India | West Indies |
2021 | UAE and Oman | Australia |
2022 | Australia | NA |
ICC T20 Cricket World Cup Winners List [Mens] Country-Wise
When speaking of the best cricket team of the T20 world cup, West Indies is the best T20 team to date as West Indies is the only nation that won the ICC title twice. Here is the tabular representation of the category-wise T20 World Cup List:
Country Name | No. of times Winner | Year |
West Indies | 2 | 2012, 2016 |
India | 1 | 2007 |
Pakistan | 1 | 2009 |
England | 1 | 2010 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 2014 |
Australia | 1 | 2021 |
T20 World Cup 2021 Winner
The seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup was held in UAE and Oman from 17 October to 14 November 2021. After the tournament was postponed in 2020, the ICC announced that the 2021 tournament would be held in India. However, because of the critical Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country, it was decided that the tournament would be held in UAE and Oman.
In this tournament, the defending champions, West Indies, were eliminated before the Super 12. The trophy was won by Australia, and they were added to the T20 World Cup Winners List.
T20 World Cup Winners Details
Below is a detailed T20 World Cup Winners List from 2007 to 2021.
- T20 World Cup 2021 Winner - Australia: The T20 World Cup 2021 took place in UAE from 17 October to 14 November, where Australia won the final match after defeating New Zealand.
- T20 World Cup 2016 Winner- West Indies: West Indies cricket team won the title of the T20 World Cup in 2016 by defeating England in the final match. West Indies became the first international cricket team to win the T20 World Cup title twice with this win.
- T20 World Cup 2014 Winner- Sri Lanka: In T20 2014 World Cup, Sri Lanka beat India by six wickets to become the new T20 World Cup Winner.
- T20 World Cup 2012 Winner- West Indies: West Indies won their first T20 World Cup title in 2012 by defeating the host country Sri Lanka in the final match by 36 runs.
- T20 World Cup 2010 Winner- England: England earned the title of T20 World Cup 2010. Also, after winning this title, England became the first non-Asian cricket team to win this title.
- T20 World Cup 2007 Winner- India: The Indian cricket team was the first team to win the ICC World Cup title in 2007 by defeating Pakistan.
FAQs on the List of T20 World Cup Winners
Q1. What is T20 World Cup Winners List?
The T20 World Cup Winners List contains the name of the champions of the ICC T20 World Cup tournament, which is held every four years. The previous edition of the tournament was held in UAE/Oman, and Australia won the title.
Q2. Who won the T20 World Cup the most number of times?
West Indies is the most successful team in the ICC World Cup tournament that, earned the winner title twice. This is the only country that has its name on the T20 World Cup Winners List twice.
Q3. How many times has India won the T20 World Cup?
India won the T20 World Cup title once in 2007 after beating Pakistan. India was the host country of the first edition of the ICC T20 World Cup and, after winning the title, was added to the T20 World Cup Winners List.
Q4. Where can I find the T20 World Cup Winners List from 2007-2022?
You can find the T20 World Cup Winners List from 2007-2021 here. In 2007, the T20 World Cup was won by India, which was also the host country. The last edition of the T20 World Cup was won by Australia.
Q5. Where will the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 be held?
This year, the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 will be held in Australia from 16 October 2022 to 13 November 2022. Australia is also the defending champion. The country won the 2021 T20 World Tournament held in UAE/Oman.